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Identifying signs of anxiety and depression
What is stress, and what happens when you can't cope well with it?
Stress can present itself after being fired from a job, going through a divorce or losing a loved one. Even getting married, transitioning to a new job or having a baby can cause stress. Everyone experiences stress at one time or another.
Many people define stress as either good or bad when it's neither. Stress is an event you view as out of your control, and it typically occurs outside your daily routines. How you react shapes your ability to cope with these and other similar events in the future.
When people struggle to cope with stressful situations, depression and anxiety become more noticeable.
Anxiety and depressive disorders are common. These illnesses affect more than 40 million adults in the U.S., or about 18% of the population, every year. The World Health Organization has estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic led to a 27.6% increase in depression and 25.6% increase in anxiety disorders worldwide in 2020.
The most common anxiety disorders include:
- Specific phobias
Phobias could be related to animals, like spiders, cats or dogs; the natural environment, such as heights, storms or being in water; blood injection injury, which is a fear of needles or invasive medical procedures; or locations, like airplanes, elevators or enclosed places. - Social anxiety disorder
This is a fear of being around other people or in social situations. - Generalized anxiety disorder
This is an overall worry about many different things. - Separation anxiety
This is an excessive fear of, or anxiety concerning, separation from attachment figures or items. - Panic disorder
This is an abrupt surge of intense fear or discomfort.
Source:
Identifying anxiety, depression signs - Mayo Clinic Health System
